India
to allow FDI from PakistanNew Delhi, April 13India has decided in principle to
permit Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from Pakistan to promote economic
and trade links between the two countries, Commerce Minister Anand
Sharma announced today.

Zonal
Cultural Centres in for a revamp: PMInaugurates silver jubilee
celebrations at Panchkula with SoniaPanchkula, April 13Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today
said that the country’s seven Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) would be
revamped to keep pace with new technologies and sources of
entertainment.

PM Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi throw open the celebrations to mark the silver jubilee of the Zonal Cultural Centres, in Panchkula on Friday. At the centre is Union minister Kumari Selja. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

ED
books Vectra boss Rishi for money launderingNew
Delhi, April 13A money laundering case has been
registered against Vectra chief Ravinder Rishi and his firms by the
Enforcement Directorate to probe alleged generation of illegal funds in
the defence deal between Tatra Sipox UK and defence PSU BEML.

SRK
detained at New York airport; US apologisesNew Delhi, April 13Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan’s
detention at a New York airport for almost two hours has upset India no
ends with New Delhi saying it would take up the issue with the highest
authorities in America.

Shah Rukh Khan tries to teach some Bollywood dance moves to Dean of Students Welfare, Prof Jeffrey Brenzel at Yale University in New Haven.
— PTI

Pakistan
denies travel permits for PoKPoonch, April 13The much-touted Poonch- Rawalakote
bus service, “Rahen Milan”, which had brought cheer to lakhs of
divided families on both sides of the Line of Control, is fizzling out
due to lack of interest from the Pakistan side. Over 6,000 applicants
have been awaiting their turn to go across the border for the past five
years.